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Jonathan Zucchetti
The Best Card for Each New MTG Ability in 2025
2025 gave us plenty of new mechanics to play with in Magic, so let's dig through them all to see the best card for each.
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Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Consider
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
78%synergy
Opt
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
75%synergy
Frantic Search
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Voracious Bibliophile
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Narset's Reversal
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Aligned Heart
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Young Pyromancer
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
67%synergy
Expressive Iteration
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Ponder
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Monastery Mentor
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Faithless Looting
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Preordain
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Dismantling Wave
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Haughty Djinn
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Guttersnipe
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Veyran, Voice of Duality
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Velomachus Lorehold
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Inquisitive Glimmer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Smoldering Egg
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sprite Dragon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Master
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Runescale Stormbrood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Shiko, Paragon of the Way
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Weftstalker Ardent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Station Monitor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Starnheim Courser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Stenn, Paranoid Partisan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bothersome Quasit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Marang River Regent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dirgur Island Dragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ojutai, Soul of Winter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Fae Trickster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Starfield Mystic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Magmatic Hellkite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kor Spiritdancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cori Mountain Stalwart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Detective's Phoenix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Abrade
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Pongify
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Big Score
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Prismari Command
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Think Twice
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
New Way Forward
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Electrodominance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Magma Opus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ephemerate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Dovin's Veto
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Jeskai Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ojutai's Breath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Magma Jet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Displace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rally the Monastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Brainsurge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rebellious Strike
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Divine Resilience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Defabricate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Essence Flux
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Focus the Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Final Showdown
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Peek
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Twinferno
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Decoy Gambit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Transforming Flourish
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Riot Control
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Disenchant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Planar Incision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fire // Ice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ojutai's Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Baral's Expertise
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Compulsive Research
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Rite of Replication
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Time Wipe
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Curse of the Swine
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Mana Geyser
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Ancestral Vision
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Fractured Identity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Modify Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Spelltwine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rise from the Tides
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Call for Aid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Molten Exhale
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Dragonhunt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Smoke Spirits' Aid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fireball
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Suppression Ray
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Visions of Duplicity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Portent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Into the Fire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Failure // Comply
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cori-Steel Cutter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Glamdring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Curse of Opulence
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Ghostly Prison
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Shiny Impetus
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Unable to Scream
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Utter Insignificance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Monk Class
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ethereal Armor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Tempest Technique
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Pain for All
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Cryoshatter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
The Sound of Drums
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Inertia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Hospitality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Stunning Strike
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unquenchable Fury
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sugar Coat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Monastery Siege
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Shaken Faith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Bloodletting
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Hyena Umbra
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Elemental Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Surveillance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chains of Custody
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Quicksilver Dagger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Maddening Hex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Vitality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tamiyo's Compleation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fresh Start
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Stalked Prey
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Steel of the Godhead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sphere of Safety
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Michiko's Reign of Truth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Melee
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phantom Wings
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Chaos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
All That Glitters
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Witness Protection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fealty to the Realm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Redemption Arc
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Theros
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Restless Spire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Axgard Armory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Needle Spires
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Boros Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Azorius Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Progress
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-31%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-32%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Ojutai Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Glacial Fortress
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
75%synergy
Prairie Stream
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Shivan Reef
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Ash Barrens
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
68%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Battlefield Forge
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Temple of Triumph
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Mystic Monastery
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Rugged Prairie
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Evolving Wilds
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Path of Ancestry
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Perilous Landscape
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
56%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Ferrous Lake
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Tranquil Cove
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Eroded Canyon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Glittering Massif
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Abandoned Campground
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Chancery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Raucous Carnival
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Vivid Creek
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Boros Garrison
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Suppression Ray
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Brokers Hideout
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy